Meet Liz Lindenmeier | Founder of Lit&Lean

We had the good fortune of connecting with Liz Lindenmeier and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Liz, what’s the most important lesson your business/career has taught you?
A few lessons.

1. You are the designer of you life. My background, education, and life experiences all contributed to me ultimately creating my own business and being my own boss. I needed to explore multiple jobs and avenues in order to gain the experience and clarity to form my own brand. Even now I am constantly refreshing my goals, intentions, and plans. If you don’t like where you are at or where you are going- you can re-route yourself. Once we stop believing that we have limitations, that is when you finally scratch the surface of designing your own destiny.

2. Resilience is everything. Just because you think you designed the perfect path for yourself, doesn’t mean that there won’t be barriers and rejection. Being able to learn from mistakes and being told “no” – is the key to future successes. Resilience is necessary to bounce back after falling.

3. Connecting with people goes further than being the best. In my industry, forming relationships and connecting with others is what makes their experience with my business less of a random point in their day and more of a turning point in their day. People love connection and that is what makes them a loyal lifelong client.

Alright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
Lit&Lean is a nightlife inspired full body sculpt workout using silent disco headphones. LL’s motto is come to party, get the workout, and skip the hangover. Each workout is curated to a set of house music that drive the cardio and sculpting sections. Time flies, fist pumps happen, and sweat is (beat) dropped.

Classes occur in a pop up speakeasy fashion in all kinds of rooftops and clubs in NYC, MIA, and Hamptons. Livestream classes occur weekly and there is a LL on demand library full of over 100 workouts.

I come from a professional dancer background and music fanatic. Music has always driven my movements and I am a house techno girl at heart. When creating Lit&Lean, I felt there needed to be a space in the fitness industry that prioritized the experience of moving your body rather than the calorie burn during. I always say come for the party and leave with your results as the party favor.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
I am based in NYC so I will share my favorite NYC spots as I know them better 🙂

I am a foodie so our days would be based around the best restaurants. Brunches at beauty and essex, RH rooftop. grand boucherie. Happy hours/drinks at crave fishbar, mermaid inn, nebulez. dinners at domodomo, peasant, anassa, and kyu.

Walks around the highline, soho, and 5th ave.

When I come to Miami my fiance and I love going to Komodo for dinner and Orange Blossom for breakfast. We love a good pool party at Goodtime Hotel, SLS, and Shelbourne. I also base my trips around seeing Oscar G- one of my favorite djs at 1-800 lucky on Friday nights.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Riley Kinworthy. Riley was my business mentor that I worked with closely at the start of my business. She was the first person to believe 1000 percent in my vision and goals without making me feel like it was too big or too out of reach. In the beginning when I questioned myself to take the leap and go full force with my business- she broke down fear for me and hyped me until I was able to do it myself without a doubt. Her energy and encouragement runs in my mind day after day when I plan and take action.

Website: www.litandlean.com

Instagram: lizlindenmeier

Image Credits
Lisa Richov Sergio Villatoro